Credit, Collections & Insolvency News
Trade credit insurer Atradius has announced promotion within its underwriting team. Ruby Hartery has been promoted to the position of Senior Underwriter, heading up the retail and services team at Atradius, located at its UK headquarters in Cardiff Bay. Hartley first joined Atradius as part of the credit insurer’s internship programme, taking a sandwich placement…
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Business confidence jumped in June to its highest point since 2005, as businesses look ahead to the lifting of lockdown restrictions later this month, according to the latest Business Trends report from accountancy and business advisory firm BDO. The BDO Optimism Index moved 2.74 points from 109.71 in May to 112.45 in June, marking the fifth consecutive month…
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RVU, owners of Uswitch, Confused.com and Money.co.uk has agreed to acquire Mojo Mortgages. Mojo, based in Manchester, is a free online mortgage broker, delivering personalised mortgage recommendations through a hybrid of smart tech and human mortgage experts. The growing company of over 60 employees has won numerous industry awards for innovations such as Mortgagescore, an…
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Intelligent decisioning technology provider LendingMetrics has announced two new sales appointments. The company behind the multi-award-winning automated underwriting Auto Decision Platform (ADP) has appointed Callum McNeice as Account Manager and Emma Worley as Sales Operations Coordinator. They join the Fareham-based company’s workforce that is being expanded in line with a fast-increasing client base. The company’s…
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Opus Restructuring & Insolvency has announced a new Partner appointment. George Dale, a prominent member of the Scottish restructuring and insolvency community, has joined Opus Restructuring & Insolvency as a Partner. Opus established an initial presence in Scotland, with the appointment of Mark Harper as Partner, earlier this year. Dale will open an office in…
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The Resolution Foundation said wealth had increased during lockdown as a result of a lack of spending opportunities and rising house prices. The Foundation’s research has has found that the UK’s wealth gap has ballooned during the pandemic with the richest 10% gaining £50,000 on average, dwarfing increases for the poorest third of the population, according…
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